Computational Atmospheric Scientist (Contract, Remote) Job at Aligned Labs, United States

  • Aligned Labs
  • United States

Job Description

We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 12 PhD Atmospheric Scientists for part-time, fully-remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects pay $60-100 USD per hour, with higher rates for experts with extensive publication records and tenure at leading institutions.

This role includes stress-testing leading AI models on research-level atmospheric science problems, creating and verifying complex questions and explanations in your area of expertise, and assessing whether AI-generated reasoning meets the standards of a trained atmospheric scientist.

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About Aligned

At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, finance, and the humanities. Our platform matches subject-matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.

Who We're Looking For

You hold a PhD in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Climate Science, or a closely related field, and you are actively engaged in computational research.

Ideal backgrounds include:

  • Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and research scientists in university atmospheric science, meteorology, or climate departments
  • Scientists at government agencies and national research centers such as NOAA, NASA, NCAR, or national meteorological services
  • Researchers at national laboratories working on climate, Earth system, or atmospheric modeling
  • Industry scientists applying atmospheric modeling in energy, renewables, insurance and reinsurance, aviation, or air quality consulting

Minimum Qualifications

  • Fluent English reading and writing skills
  • PhD in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Climate Science, or a closely related field
  • Hands-on experience in computational modeling, simulation, or large-scale data analysis

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Contract work, Part time, Remote work

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